I'm a needlepointer, but use all kinds of threads and embellishments
including beads. Generally work at 18 stitches per inch. Just take
off my glasses and get close to the canvas when I can't see! And do I
ever have my share of UFO's (Un Finished Objects)! The weather people
expect our first hard freeze here on Tuesday night. All the
houseplants are in - I feel like I'm running an obstacle course
trying to get out the back door around the citrus, the bananas. and
the cacti.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b
On Nov 9, 2005, at 10:52 PM, Judy Browning wrote:
> Ah, 'tis the season Cathy, we're expecting the whole crew here for
> an early Thanksgiving lunch, then I work 3 pm - 11:30 pm,
> Thanksgiving through Monday.
> Needlework. I knit, crochet, tat, counted cross stitch (not so much
> since the onset of bi/tri-focal glasses, I had trouble seeing the
> right line before!) peyote stitch beading. I tried to teach myself
> to piece quilts once, what a disaster! No fancy stitches for the
> most part, just lots of half-done projects lying around.
> Judy B Z 6 Idaho - 1st light frost here last night, grass on the
> north side stayed frosty after 9am today. Not ready for winter.
> Pulled my tender pots in today. Threw sheets over them last night
> when I saw the temperature dipping.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Carpenter"
> <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Good weekend/ me too/needlework
>> Judy, what kind of needlework do you do?
>> Pam, I'll keep praying for rain for you. We need it too, but not
>> quite as badly.
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